,Hey Sarah Bieber here. When Ms Sheehan told us that we were doing a project on the rainforest I...
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The Rainforest
,Hey Sarah Bieber here. When Ms Sheehan told us that we were doing a project on the rainforest I wasn’t that pushed on it. But now its gotten very interesting
,Hey Sarah Bieber here. When Ms Sheehan told us that we were
doing a project on the rainforest I wasnt that pushed on it. But
now its gotten very interesting. In my project you will learn about
the different animals the unusal plants and the strange tribes. Its
amazing to see how much plants and animals live in the rainforest
so sit back relax and enjoy my wonderful project. Thank you.
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DID YOU KNOW??? That half the worlds species live in the
rainforest? There are 44 different monkeys live in rainforests?
There are 250 types of trees in the rainforest? That there are 1
million types of fungi living on the forest floor? There are 4
levels in the rainforest? That there is over 200 tribes in the
rainforest? That there is about 40, 000 different plant species,
3,000 different fish, 1,294 different birds, 427 different
mammals,428 different amphibians and 378 different reptiles?
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THE CACAO TREE You might hear many different words describing
chocolate. The Latin name for cacao is Theobroma, which means 'food
of the gods.' Anyone who has tasted cocoa knows why this name is so
appropriate. Cocoa is the processed product derived from the beans
of the cacao plant. The word "chocolate" is from the Aztec word,
"xocolatl," which means "bitter water." The cacao tree is an
evergreen that grows to about 15 to 25 feet. The fruits and flowers
of the cacao tree grow directly from its trunk. The tree grows an
oblong fruit commonly called a pod, which can be four to 12 inches
long. When the pod is young it is green in color, and can turn
yellow, red or purple when ripe. Each pod contains 20 to 60
reddish-brown cocoa beans up to an inch long, which are usually
arranged in five rows surrounded by a sugary pulp. Pods are usually
harvested at the end of the wet, or rainy, season. It takes seven
to 14 pods to produce one pound of dry cocoa bean. You can find the
cacao tree in the amazon rainforest.
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THE HOT LIPS FLOWER The hot lips is so called obvious reasons.
It is also called devils ear. Indigerous people use the flower for
medicinal purposes. Like many plants with red flowers. It is
pollinated by hummingbirds it is found throughout the neotropics.
The hot lips flower can come in many different shapes and
sizes.
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THE HELICONIA There are about 40 different species of
heliconia. The leaves of this plant are paddle-shaped, and they are
related to the banana family. Heliconias are sometimes called
"lobster claws" or "parrot flowers" because of their beak-like
"bracts" which can be orange, purple, red, yellow, pink, green or a
combination of these. A bract is a leaf structure at the base of a
flower. The heliconia's flowers are tiny and found inside these
bracts, which are so large and colorful that they almost hide the
flowers altogether. This keeps the flower's sweet nectar tucked
away so that only specialized birds can get to it. Some species of
heliconia have upright facing flowers, and in some called hanging
heliconia, the flowers dangle down from the main stem
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THE CAPYBARA The capybara is a rodent which looks like a huge
guinea pig all mixed up with a hippopotamus. In fact the capybara
is the largest rodent on earth. It has tough skin with a layer of
thin red or brown hair. The capybara has longer back legs than
front legs. Adult capybaras are 20-24 inches tall and 42-53 inches
in body length. A male capybara can weigh from 77 to 140 pounds and
a female capybara can weigh from 80 to 145 pounds. The capybara's
eyes and nostrils are on top of its head, it has small ears, a deep
face and a snout. The capybara has webbed feet, which help him swim
in search for his meal. The capybara is found in various places of
South America and Central America. These places include the Amazon
rainforest, Panama, the Andes Mountains, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru
and Argentina. It's habitat covers from the Amazon Basin to the
Andes Mountains. The capybara may inhabit jungles or grass steppes
but the capybara always lives close to a river, marsh, swamp and
lake. The places the capybara inhabits are safe places where the
capybaras can mate, have babies and raise them safely. The capybara
is a fantastic animal that can live from 8-18 years in the wild but
in captivity it lives up to 12 years of life.
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THE OKAPI The okapi is a beautiful and unusual animal. With its
white-and-black striped hindquarters and front legs, it looks like
it must be related to zebras! But take a look at an okapis head and
youll notice a resemblance to giraffes. The okapi is indeed the
only living relative of the giraffe. Like giraffes, okapis have
very large, upright ears, which catch even slight sounds, helping
them to avoid trouble. They also have long, dark prehensile
tongues, just like a giraffes, to help them strip the buds and
young leaves from the understory brush of their rainforest home.
Okapis are hard to find in the wild. Their natural habitat is the
Amazon rainforest. Okapis are very wary, and their highly developed
hearing alerts them to run when they hear humans in the distance.
The secretive nature of okapis and the difficulty most humans have
of traveling in their habitat have made okapis hard to observe in
the wild. Therefore, researchers can only estimate how many okapis
live there. It is believed that there are currently about 25,000
okapis in the wild.
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THE PINK DOLPHIN The Pink Dolphin lives in the Amazon
Rainforest. It is usually found in the tributaries and main rivers
of the Orinoco River systems in South America. This animal can stay
above water up to fifteen minutes in the rivers. Males sleep just
below the surface and they come up to breathe as the reflex. The
Pink Dolphin's body has adapted to the rivers of the Amazon. The
Pink Dolphin looks almost like the grey dolphin, but they have
differences. It measures 2.5 to 3 meters long. Although males are
generally larger. The color of its body is pale pink. Instead of
having a dorsal fin like the grey dolphin, it has a hump on its
back. The Pink Dolphin's tale is bigger and it has 2 flippers that
look like big leaves. The Pink Dolphin's neck is kind of long and
his head has a little hump in the forehead. His beak is long and
has tiny hairs on top. This animal has tiny eyes. The Pink Dolphin
can turn its head 180 degrees, all the way around since it has an
unfused vertebrae. It weighs approximately 90 kilograms. The Pink
Dolphin got its amazing pink color from the kind of water it lives
in, and the kind of food it eats. The Pink Dolphin does not have
many adaptations. During the years it developed a long beak to get
it's prey. Its small eyes are also an adaptation; it helps the
animal see better in the water. Their flexible bodies help them
swim faster and get more food. These dolphins can swim at a speed
of up to 20 miles per hour. Some of the Pink Dolphin's adaptations
can help him protect it self The Pink Dolphin does not have many
enemies, so it has few ways to protect it self. One of the ways it
protects it self is by staying with its pod or group. Another ways
would be making squeaking sounds to call its pod. If a Pink Dolphin
is alone, it will use it's long beak to protect it self. This
animal also uses his flippers for protection and also for mating.
The Pink Dolphin is a very nice and friendly animal. The only enemy
it has is humans. Although the Pink Dolphin has 40% more brain
capacity than humans do, but it still gets killed and hurt by
humans.
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THE HULI The Huli are an indigenous people who live in the
Southern Highlands districts of Tari, Koroba, Margaraima and Komo,
of Papua New Guinea. The latest estimates put their population at
around 150,000. They have lived in their current area for about
1000 years. They speak primarily Huli and Tok Pisin. Many also
speak some of the surroundingi languages, and some also speak
English.
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CONCULSION I hope you enjoyed my project. I had a lot of fun
learning about the rainforest, Especially the animals and plants. I
learned that every minute millions of trees are being cut down in
the amazon. There are four layers in the rainforest, and bamboo is
not a tree or plant it is grass. Thank you by sarah bieber LOL
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BYE ;) Thanks for listening I hope you liked my project.
LOL
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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL RING YOU SO PUT UP YOUR HAND
PLEASE THANK YOU